Bill Condon

The mural in Todd Lieberman's office captures the film producer's uncanny year.

Taking up part of a wall in a room on the Disney lot, the artwork depicts a woman with a rose, a tattoo and an eye bearing the word "wonder." It is meant to represent "Stronger," Wonder," and "Beauty & The Beast" - the three movies Lieberman and partner David Hoberman produced this year at their Disney-based Mandeville Films.

As difficult as it is to get even one movie made in brand-driven Hollywood, Mandeville in 2017 somehow finessed three, all very different - a blockbuster, a sleeper and a critical darling. Chances are if you've seen a hit movie this year,...

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